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Serious unclassified road crash in Blackburn with Darwen BB1 on 29 July 2020 at 18:02 involving a Renault Captur

A Renault Captur and a Ford Focus were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Blackburn with Darwen at 18:02 on Wednesday 29 July 2020. A 33-year-old male passenger in the Renault Captur was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
29 Jul 2020
Wednesday, 18:02
Vehicles
2
Renault Captur and Ford Focus
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 53.761, longitude -2.48968, in the BB1 postcode district and within the built-up area of Blackburn. It is one of the crashes that make up the Shear Brow & Corporation Park, Blackburn with Darwen, BB1 8DP area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2020040968291
Council area
Blackburn with Darwen
Police force
Lancashire
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 7 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 20 February 2008.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Renault Captur

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Engine capacity
    898 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

  • Vehicle 2: Ford Focus

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North East
    Travelling to
    South West
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    51 years
    Engine capacity
    1,596 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    9 years
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Passenger

    Serious

    Male, aged 33, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Renault Captur)

    Car passenger
    Front seat passenger
    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% least deprived

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 2020040968291 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Blackburn with Darwen road accident statistics for 2020.